Open network architecture
Encyclopedia
In telecommunications, and in the context of Federal Communications Commission
's (FCC) Computer Inquiry III, Open network architecture (ONA) is the overall design of a communication carrier
's basic network
facilities and services to permit all users of the basic network to interconnect to specific basic network functions and interfaces on an unbundled, equal-access
basis.
The ONA concept consists of three integral components
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
's (FCC) Computer Inquiry III, Open network architecture (ONA) is the overall design of a communication carrier
Common carrier
A common carrier in common-law countries is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport...
's basic network
Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
facilities and services to permit all users of the basic network to interconnect to specific basic network functions and interfaces on an unbundled, equal-access
Access control
Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...
basis.
The ONA concept consists of three integral components
- Basic serving arrangementBasic serving arrangementIn telecommunication, the term basic serving arrangement has the following meanings:# The fundamental tariffed switching and transmission services that an operating company must provide to an enhanced service provider to connect with its customers through the company network.# In an...
s (BSAs) - Basic service elementBasic service elementIn telecommunication, a basic service element is:# An optional unbundled feature, generally associated with the basic serving arrangement , that an enhanced-service provider may require or find useful in configuring an enhanced service....
s (BSEs) - Complementary network serviceComplementary network serviceIn telecommunication, a complementary network service is a means for an enhanced-service provider customer to connect to a network and to the enhanced service provider....
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